Montana Historical Society Archives
LR 32
Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Montana Legislative Assembly (32nd: 1951) records
1951-1952
.3 linear feet of shelf space
Collection contains records (1951-1952) of the Montana 32nd
Legislative Assembly including the minutes and reports of House and Senate standing
committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, and joint resolutions and
memorials; and miscellany.
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English
The Montana State Legislature is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution of Montana limits the size of the Senate to no fewer than 40 and no more than 50 members and the size of the House of Representatives to no fewer than 80 and no more than 100 members. Each house is responsible for choosing its officers, creating committees and establishing its own rules. The Montana Legislature meets for 90 days every odd numbered year, beginning the first Monday in January, or the following Wednesday if the first Monday is New Years Day. The first State Legislature convened on November 23, 1889, fifteen days after Montana became a state. Each following Legislature has been numbered sequentially.
The 32rd Montana Legislature met from January 1st to March 1st, 1951. The leaders of the Senate were Paul Cannon (D-President), and Charles Mahoney (R-President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader). The leaders of the House were Ory Armstrong (R-Speaker), Leonard Esp (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), and Joseph McElwain (R-Majority Leader).
Sources:The Constitution of the State of Montana as adopted by the Constitutional Convention March 22, 1972, and as ratified by the people, June 6, 1972, referendum no. 68, "A GUIDE TO THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE," The Montana Legislature,; “Montana Legislative Leadership 1889 – Present”.
The collection includes the minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees;
House and Senate bills; House Joint memorials (re proposed Missouri Valley Authority and
Columbia Valley Authority); Senate Joint memorials (re deferments from military service for
agriculture workers; and rates for rural electric line); and House and Senate Joint
resolutions. The collection also contains miscellany material from the Regular Session and
Interim Session including a seat chart and a report on Highways and Highway
Transportation.
The collection is organized into two subgroups, Regular Session and Interim.
The subgourp Regular session is organized into four series, House and Senate Joint Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany (arranged alphabetically).
The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into one subseries, Special Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically).
The series House of Representatives is organized into four subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), House Bills (arranged numerically), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), and House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).
The series Senate is organized into five subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically), and Senate Status Sheets (arranged choronologically).
The subgroup Interim is organized into one series, Miscellany (arranged alphabetically).
Collection is open for research.
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and
makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission
must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not
necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases,
permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright
owners.
[item description and date]. Montana Legislative Assembly (32nd: 1951) records, 1951-1952.
Legislative Records 32. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center.
Archives. Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should
search under these terms.
Bills, Legislative--Montana.
Legislative bodies--Montana--Committees.
Montana--Politics and government.
Montana.
Government and Politics.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Regular Session
House and Senate Joint Committees
Special Joint Committee Minutes
[See Joint House Irrigation and Water Conservation
and Senate Water, Water Conservation and Flood Control committees minutes in House
Irrigation and Water Conservation committee minutes]
[See Joint House State Lands, Forests and Parks
and Senate Public Lands committees minutes in House State Lands, Forest and Parks
committee minutes]
[See Special Joint Committee on Displaced
Physicians minutes in Senate Public Health and Sanitation committee
minutes]
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
1 / 1
Conservation and Development
1951 February 2-7
1 / 2
Employment
1951 January 1-8
1 / 3
Irrigation and Water Conservation (includes Joint
Senate Water, Water Conservation and Flood Control and House Irrigation and Water
Conservation committees, January 11 and January 24, 1951)
1951 January 20 - February 20
1 / 4
Mileage and Per Diem
1951 January 2-3
1 / 5
Military Affairs
1951 January 9 - February 21
1 / 6
State Lands, Forest and Parks (includes Joint
House State Lands, Forests and Parks and Senate Public Lands committees, January 26,
1951)
1951 January 25 - February 24
1 / 7
Township and Counties
1951 January 16 - February 23
House Bills
1 / 8
Bill nos. 8-10, 13-15, 17-18, 22, 39-42, 46-47,
53, 55, 58, 60, 65, 75, 81-83, 92, 100, 110, 112, 117, 122, 131, 133, 147, 159,
167, 169, 177-178, 180-184, 191-192, 196, 205, 207, 209-210, 217, 220-221, 230,
233, 236, 246-247, 252, 255, 265-266, 273, 277, 280, 290, 294, 297-298, 300-307,
310, 312, 316, 318-319, 321-322, 326, 331, 334-336, 341, 354, 374-376, 381-382,
388-391, 394-395, 409-410, 412-413, 424
1951
House Joint Resolutions
1 / 9
Bill no. 4
1951
House Joint Memorials
1 / 10
Bill no. 1 (re proposed Missouri Valley Authority
and Columbia Valley Authority
1951
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
1 / 11
Finance and Claims
1951 January 3 - March 2
1 / 12
Public Health and Sanitation (includes Special
Joint Committee of the House and Senate on Displaced Physicians, January 19,
1951)
1951 January 19 - February 20
1 / 13
Public Lands (includes Joint Senate Public Lands
and House State Lands, Forest and Parks committees, January 26, 1951)
1951 January 26 - February 2
Senate Bills
1 / 14
Bill nos. 1, 7-8, 12, 22-23, 25, 29-30, 35, 37,
39-41, 46-50, 53, 57-59, 62, 64-65, 70-71, 73, 75, 87, 90-91, 95-96, 99-100, 103,
109, 113, 121, 123-125, 131, 135, 138, 143, 145
1951
Senate Joint Resolutions
1 / 15
Bill no. 3
1951
Senate Joint Memorials
1 / 16
Bill nos. 13, 15 (re deferments from military
service for agricultural workers; and rates for rural electric lines)
1951
Senate Status Sheets
1 / 17
36th Legislative Day
1951 February 5
Miscellany
1 / 18
Seating Chart
1951
Interim
Miscellany
1 / 19
Highways and Highway Transportation (includes
report and other materials regarding methods of highway financing)
1952 November 1951 - June 30